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GW-BASIC

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GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from BASICA, originally for Compaq. It is otherwise identical to Microsoft and IBM BASICA, but it is a fully self-contained executable and does not need the ROM BASIC that BASICA relied on. It was bundled with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft. The Programming Language Database dates it to 1983, names Microsoft as the place of its early development, and lists IBM BASICA, QBasic, MSX BASIC, QuickBASIC, MBASIC and Dartmouth BASIC among its related languages.

Facts
First Released
1983 1
Connections

In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source GW-BASIC (Wikipedia)

Influenced

QBasic, Programming Languages
Source QBasic (Wikipedia)
QuickBASIC, Programming Languages
Source QuickBASIC (Wikipedia)

Influenced By

BASIC, Programming Languages
Source GW-BASIC (Wikipedia)

Licensed Under

MIT License, Concepts
Source GW-BASIC (Wikipedia)

Predecessor Of

QBasic, Programming Languages
Source QBasic (Wikipedia)
QuickBASIC, Programming Languages
Source QuickBASIC (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Programming Language Database (PLDB): GW-BASIC
PLDB entry header sentence
Quote, PLDB entry header sentence
GW-BASIC is a programming language created in 1983.
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GW-BASIC (Wikipedia)
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Introduction
    GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA.
  • Licensed Under: MIT License, Introduction
    Microsoft released the 8088 assembler source code for GW-BASIC 1.0 on GitHub under the MIT License.
  • Influenced By: BASIC, Introduction
    GW-BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft from IBM BASICA.
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QBasic (Wikipedia)
  • Influenced: QBasic, Lead paragraph
    Like QuickBASIC, but unlike the earlier versions of MBASIC and GWBASIC, QBasic is a structured programming language
  • Predecessor Of: QBasic, History
    QBasic 2000-1991, was intended as a replacement for GWBASIC 1989-1983.
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QuickBASIC (Wikipedia)
  • Influenced: QuickBASIC, Lead
    It is loosely based on GW-BASIC
  • Predecessor Of: QuickBASIC, Lead
    It is loosely based on GW-BASIC
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